Futile Care
Peter
Wu
3
January 2013
I was
impressed by the article attached .
That¡¦s
exactly how I would like to go ¡V no treatment, no chemo, no resuscitation, no medical intervention which turns me into a brain-dead
human-vegetable.
The
training of doctors is such that they will do and try anything to prolong life.
But at what cost and suffering to the patients and their
families?
I
have yet to come across a doctor who tells a patient, ¡¥Your number is up. Pack
your bags, go home and wait for your recall to the Western Sky¡¦.
When
faced with terminal or serious illness, especially something as nasty as
cancer, I believe we do have a choice in refusing treatment.
You
can see why euthanasia is gaining acceptance among many ¡V some by their own
hands and some assisted.
The
last thing I want is to go like Frankenstein.
I
want to go like Mick Jagger the Rolling Stone.
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